How to see it
HIP 76959 has a visual magnitude of about 6.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 76959: right ascension 15h 42m 52s, declination +6° 53′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 76959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76959, HD 140346, Gaia DR3 4430570790904859392. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4430570790904859392
- HIP
- 76959
- HD
- 140346
- gaia_dr3
- 4430570790904859392
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.76